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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 339621" data-attributes="member: 1246">INTERPRETING A POLICE REPORT&nbsp;What the report SAID....&nbsp;(What the report MEANT)....&nbsp;While on routine patrol... (I was in the car because the donut shop was closed.)&nbsp;The motorist was operating his vehicle in a reckless manner. (He had a bumper sticker that said &quot;SLOW DOWN-DON&#039;T FEED THE PIGS&quot;.)&nbsp;The accident scene and the safety of the victims prevented this officer from doing traffic control. (It was raining.)&nbsp;This officer went out-of-service to obtain intelligence information from a street informant. (It was too hot to ride in the car.)&nbsp;I observed the suspect acting in a suspicious manner... (dirt-bag let go with an &quot;Oink&quot; as I walked by.)&nbsp;Knowing the suspect had a criminal history... (He puked on my uniform one night...)&nbsp;The informant is of known credibility and has provided reliable information in the past...( I&#039;ve got two theft cases hanging over his head...)&nbsp;&nbsp;The motorist was cited for multiple traffic violations...( I wrote one citation for each &quot;swear&quot; word he used...)&nbsp;Upon announcing my title and purpose, I heard a voice from inside the house say &quot;Come in&quot; so this writer entered through the door... (The music was so loud they wouldn&#039;t have heard Patton&#039;s army so I kicked in the door.)&nbsp;The members of the press at the scene were offered every courtesy within departmental policies... (I sent them to a non-existent address which I called the &quot;Command Post.&quot;)&nbsp;The Chief appeared at the scene and took command. (I sent him to the same address as the reporters.)&nbsp;I gave the motorist a verbal warning for speeding. She was a good-looking blonde who owns a donut shop.&nbsp;Further interview of the witness was impossible, due to conditions.( It was my bowling night.)&nbsp;The motorist eyes were glassy, he had slurred speech, was unsteady on his feet, and smelled strongly of an alcoholic beverage. (He was howling at the moon and trying to drive the car from the back seat.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 339621, member: 1246"] [FONT=Times New Roman]INTERPRETING A POLICE REPORT[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman]What the report SAID....[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman](What the report MEANT)....[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman]While on routine patrol... (I was in the car because the donut shop was closed.)[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman]The motorist was operating his vehicle in a reckless manner. (He had a bumper sticker that said "SLOW DOWN-DON'T FEED THE PIGS".)[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman]The accident scene and the safety of the victims prevented this officer from doing traffic control. (It was raining.)[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman]This officer went out-of-service to obtain intelligence information from a street informant. (It was too hot to ride in the car.)[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman]I observed the suspect acting in a suspicious manner... (dirt-bag let go with an "Oink" as I walked by.)[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman]Knowing the suspect had a criminal history... (He puked on my uniform one night...)[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman]The informant is of known credibility and has provided reliable information in the past...( I've got two theft cases hanging over his head...)[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman]The motorist was cited for multiple traffic violations...( I wrote one citation for each "swear" word he used...)[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman]Upon announcing my title and purpose, I heard a voice from inside the house say "Come in" so this writer entered through the door... (The music was so loud they wouldn't have heard Patton's army so I kicked in the door.)[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman]The members of the press at the scene were offered every courtesy within departmental policies... (I sent them to a non-existent address which I called the "Command Post.")[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman]The Chief appeared at the scene and took command. (I sent him to the same address as the reporters.)[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman]I gave the motorist a verbal warning for speeding. She was a good-looking blonde who owns a donut shop.[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman]Further interview of the witness was impossible, due to conditions.( It was my bowling night.)[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman]The motorist eyes were glassy, he had slurred speech, was unsteady on his feet, and smelled strongly of an alcoholic beverage. (He was howling at the moon and trying to drive the car from the back seat.)[/FONT] [/QUOTE]

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